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01/26/06
Desert Bloom (1986)
80 %
Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 8 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis: Las Vegas, 1950. 13-year-old Rose (Annabeth Gish) lives with her mother Lily (JoBeth Williams), her two sisters and her stepfather Jack (Jon Voight). Their already unusual family life gets turned upside-down when aunt Starr (Ellen Barkin) comes for a visit--which coincides with... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jon Voight, Ellen Barkin, Annabeth Gish, Allen Garfield, JoBeth Williams
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05/24/03
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This sensitive coming-of-age tale is framed by the narration of its grown-up protagonist, recalling her childhood in the 1950s, an era defined by the A-Bomb and the culture it created.
06/12/06
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08/30/04
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Manages to make clear that certain children possess the resiliency to handle the stress and pain of a troubled home.
02/14/02
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